Epinephrine (PF) Inj
In Depth
- Uses and How to Use
- Dosage and Storage
- Precautions and Side Effects
- Drug Interactions
- Drug Images
Pronounced: (ep-in-EFF-rin)
Epinephrine (PF) Inj Interactions
Your doctor or pharmacist may already be aware of any possible drug interactions and may be monitoring you for them. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with your doctor or pharmacist first.
Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all prescription and nonprescription/herbal products you may use, especially of:
- anti-arrhythmic drugs (e.g., amiodarone, quinidine)
- certain inhaled anesthetics (e.g., halothane, isoflurane)
- diabetes medication (e.g., insulin, sulfonylureas such as glyburide)
- digoxin
- entacapone
- ergot alkaloids (e.g., ergotamine)
- MAO inhibitors (e.g., furazolidone, isocarboxazid, linezolid, moclobemide, phenelzine, procarbazine, rasagiline, selegiline, tranylcypromine)
- medication for high blood pressure (e.g., guanethidine, methyldopa, "water pills"/diuretics such as furosemide/hydrochlorothiazide, beta blockers such as propranolol)
- other sympathomimetic drugs (e.g., ephedrine, isoproterenol)
- phenothiazines (e.g., chlorpromazine)
- thyroid hormones (e.g., levothyroxine)
- tricyclic antidepressants (e.g., amitriptyline, doxepin)
Check the labels on all your medicines (e.g., cough-and-cold products, diet aids) because they may contain ingredients that could increase your heart rate or blood pressure. Ask your pharmacist about using those products safely.
This document does not contain all possible interactions. Therefore, before using this product, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all the products you use. Keep a list of all your medications with you, and share the list with your doctor and pharmacist.
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